The Kashmir Conflict Between India And India

The Kashmir conflicts is a major contention between India and Pakistan over control of the region of Kashmir which was located on the Northern border of India and the Northeast of Pakistan. Both Pakistan and India lays claim over Kashmir due to nationalism and the controversial politics of the region as well as other reasons including the religion issues, the water issues, border crossing issues and the strategic location of Kashmir which are vital to both India and Pakistan, which will be summarized in the body paragraphs. The conflicting ideologies and the refusal of either party to compromise have stymied efforts to reach a solution. As a result, India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir including the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947,
The Kashmir conflicts between India and Pakistan started after the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. During the partition of 1947, the head of the princely state of Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh was given authority to decide which dominion he would join whether he would like to join India or Pakistan or choose to remain independent and he was given until 15th August 1947 to make a decision. However, the Maharaja could not make up his mind as the day of decision passed. He actually did not wish to join India or Pakistan and instead wanted to remain as an independent state. The Maharaja later changed his mind and acceded Kashmir to India for protection following the attacks from Pakistan who cannot wait any longer and wanted to have the Muslim-majority Kashmir as part of their territory. Hence, the Maharaja Hari Singh signed the accession agreement on 26th October 1947, prompting war between India and Pakistan. In the view point of India, Kashmir belongs to them considering the fact that Maharaja Hari Singh has legally signed the accession of Kashmir to India, with this accession, they can protect the minority religions present in Kashmir from the
Both nations had conflicting ideas over the religion matters and the water issues on Kashmir, which has directly and indirectly led to the conflict between them. These conflicts have shown that neither side is willing to back off or allow a mutually agreeable solution to be reached. Both sides want Kashmir in its entirety to themselves which make it difficult to solve the issues although a number of treaties have been made to reconcile these two nations. Furthermore, it can be seen that the conflicts involved the actions of the political power, the Indian government and the Pakistan. The Kashmir issue cannot be neglected in hopes of gradual atrophy. Rather, its resolution requires high-level attention and commitment as well as creative responses on the part of the government from both